Narra is dubbed as the Philippines’ national tree. It is also indigenous in the country and noted for its superior strength, hardiness and resilience.
Free Wi-Fi is cool, but it is no game changer. We can help poor families survive by making sure they have food on the table, rather than simply giving them Wi-Fi access.
A P125 across-the-board wage hike will at least hold back the workers from stepping closer to death.
By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Filipinos will mark the day of the dead -- All Saints’ Day -- this Sunday. Thanks to the power of the media, it’s a holiday whose eve is morphing into a mongrel version of Halloween, as that Western tradition has...
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star “In the name of development, the nexus of state and TNCs (transnational corporations) has dispossessed people of their lands, resources and rights, captivating the whole island and enslaving people in TNC-led...
The “Kampuhang Bayan” transformed an empty ground into a fertile spot for cultural and political unity.
“We are here not because we pity you, we are here because you have human rights.”
A village in Kitaotao, Bukidnon is being militarized after its residents asserted their right to get drought assistance from government.
“Far from protecting the Lumad, the NCIP is the primary arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in depriving indigenous peoples of their rights.”
“These beacons of hope for the indigenous communities are now being shadowed over by the continuing threat of militarization and development aggression.”
Paramilitary cult groups were known for their brutality, brazenness and impunity. The purpose, as US counter-insurgency, counter-terror manuals revealed, was to generate enough terror and fear.
Some 700 Lumad from different parts of Mindanao arrive in the nation's capital, Oct. 26. They are greeted by students, religious groups, workers, urban poor, women and other sectors. The indigenous people of Mindanao stage #Manilakbayan2015 to call for a stop to...
“We hold President Aquino responsible for this policy of ethnocide and persecution that targets Lumad communities. We hold him accountable for the abuses committed against Lumad women and children.”
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In the mountains, there are mining companies. In the plains, the plantations occupy the land.”
An estimated 25 million agricultural workers suffer one incident of pesticide poisoning every year.
“Our fight for greater state subsidy for education continues.”
“What’s at stake here is the Lumad schools, the heritage, the yutang kabilin (ancestral land). The Lumad must survive.” -- UP Diliman Chancellor Michael Tan
“Even in the middle of this very urbanized city, the Talabugta is there.”
The second in five children, he had to discontinue college at the University of Mindanao in 2009, after his father, Ludiño Monzon, was gunned down allegedly by soldiers from 67th Infantry Battalion in Boston, Davao Oriental, near a police station.
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